LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutervariously declined, third declension, second declension

smēgma

smēgma n (genitive smēgmatis)
Classical[ˈsmeːɡ.ma]Ecclesiastical[ˈzmɛɡ.ma]

Meaning

  1. ointment

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesmēgmasmēgmata
zmēgmata
genitivesmēgmatis
zmēgmatis		smēgmatum
smēgmatōrum, zmēgmatōrum, zmēgmatum
dativesmēgmatī
zmēgmatī		smēgmatibus
smēgmatīs, zmēgmatibus, zmēgmatīs
accusativesmēgmasmēgmata
zmēgmata
ablativesmēgmate
zmēgmate		smēgmatibus
smēgmatīs, zmēgmatibus, zmēgmatīs
vocativesmēgmasmēgmata
zmēgmata

smegma (smigma and zmeg-ma), ătis (
I. dat. plur. smegmatis, Plin. 31, 7, 42, § 92), n., = σμῆγμα, a cleansing medicine, a detergent, Plin. 22, 25, 74, § 156; 34, 13, 36, § 134.—For making the skin smooth, Plin. 24, 7, 28, § 43; cf. Becker, Gallus, 3, p. 64 (2d edit.): afferte mihi smigmata, Vulg. Dan. 13, 17.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*smeH-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sm̥Hyéti
  3. Ancient Greek σμάω(smáō)
  4. Ancient Greek σμήχω(smḗkhō)
  5. Ancient Greek -μᾰ(-mă)
  6. Latinsmēgma

Ancient Greek σμῆγμᾰ (smêgmă)bor. Latin smēgma Borrowed from Ancient Greek σμῆγμᾰ (smêgmă, “soap”), from σμήχω (smḗkhō, “to wipe; to soap off”) + -μᾰ (-mă).

Descendants
  • Englishsmegma
  • Spanishesmegma

Quick answers

What does smēgma mean in Latin?
smēgma, a noun, means “ointment”.
What is the genitive of smēgma?
The genitive singular is smēgmatis. smēgma is neuter, variously declined, third declension, second declension.
How do you pronounce smēgma?
In classical Latin, [ˈsmeːɡ.ma]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈzmɛɡ.ma].
Where does smēgma come from?
Proto-Indo-European *smeH- → Proto-Indo-European *sm̥Hyéti → Ancient Greek σμάω (smáō) → Ancient Greek σμήχω (smḗkhō) → Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) → Latin smēgma.